When some corals bleach, they turn neon colors. Flashy hues may be part of a response that helps these corals recover and reunite with their algae.
Bacteria living on the skin of some rough-skinned newts make tetrodotoxin. This paralyzing poison is also found in pufferfish.
People are seeing more animals than they did before the pandemic. There are many reasons why.
Snot oozed by a marine tube worm can glow for up to 3 full days. The secret of how this works might lead to long-lasting lights that glow on and on.
The social media campaign #BlackBirdersWeek hopes to show the world the many black birders and nature lovers of color.
Stories of drunken elephants may not be a myth. Differences in a gene for breaking down alcohol could explain how they get tipsy.
Invasive comb jellies may feast on their larvae if massive population booms in summer deplete their prey.
Traces left by nuclear-bomb testing in the 1950s and ‘60s can help researchers learn how old a whale shark is.
Cats rule the internet — and many of our homes. To get here was a journey of many thousands of years.